Shrimp regulations in Georgia

Shrimp · Shellfish & crabs · 2026 season

Is it a keeper? Shrimp has no size limit today, with 48 quarts heads-on (30 quarts tails) per person per day.

Shrimp size limit, season and daily limit

Where	Season	Size limit	Daily limit
Georgia state waters (food shrimp, cast net)	June 15 – January 15	None	48 quarts heads-on (30 quarts tails) per person per day
Georgia state waters (bait shrimp)	Open year-round	None	4 quarts per person per day, 2 quarts at a time

Notes

A 2026-10-31 check against the official source found a discrepancy in this species' zones. Read the official wording before keeping the fish: https://gadnrle.org/shrimpregs
Georgia fishing license and free Saltwater Information Permit (SIP) required. Exact opening/closing dates are set by Coastal Resources Division each year.

Exact Georgia DNR Coastal Resources Division wording

Season: Food-shrimp cast netting follows the commercial season, generally mid-June through mid-January; bait shrimp (4 quarts/day) has no closed season
Size: None
Limit: 48 quarts heads-on or 30 quarts tails per person per day
Georgia state waters (cast net, food shrimp) — as printed: “A person may not possess more than 48 quarts of heads-on shrimp or 30 quarts of shrimp tails in any day. Recreational cast netters are limited to two quarts per person at any time and may take a maximum of four quarts of bait shrimp per day; there is no closed season for the harvest of bait shrimp.”

Source: Georgia DNR Coastal Resources Division, captured 2026-10-01 (2026 season).

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About the shrimp

Species of crustacean

Litopenaeus setiferus is a species of prawn found along the Atlantic coast of North America and in the Gulf of Mexico. It was the subject of the earliest shrimp fishery in the United States.

Text from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0. Regulations on this page come from Georgia DNR Coastal Resources Division, not Wikipedia.

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Frequently asked

What is the size limit for Shrimp in Georgia?

None in Georgia state waters.

How many Shrimp can you keep per day in Georgia?

48 quarts heads-on (30 quarts tails) per person per day.

When is Shrimp season in Georgia?

June 15 – January 15.

Is my Shrimp a keeper today?

Shrimp has no size limit today, with 48 quarts heads-on (30 quarts tails) per person per day.